Birds and Poets, with Other PapersDouglas, 1898 - 313 Seiten |
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... soul a new outlet for its enthusiasm . The very idea of a bird is a symbol and a suggestion to the poet . A bird seems to be at the top of the scale , so vehement and in- tense is his life - large brained , large lunged , hot , ecstatic ...
... soul a new outlet for its enthusiasm . The very idea of a bird is a symbol and a suggestion to the poet . A bird seems to be at the top of the scale , so vehement and in- tense is his life - large brained , large lunged , hot , ecstatic ...
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... souls of the singers themselves . Homer must have heard the twittering of the swallows , the cry of the plover , the voice of the turtle , and the warble of the nightingale ; but they were not adequate symbols to express what he felt or ...
... souls of the singers themselves . Homer must have heard the twittering of the swallows , the cry of the plover , the voice of the turtle , and the warble of the nightingale ; but they were not adequate symbols to express what he felt or ...
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... the wild mixing cadence of a troop of grey plovers in an autumnal morning , without feeling an elevation of soul like the enthusi- asm of devotion or poetry . " Even the Greek minor poets , the swarm of them BIRDS AND POETS . 13.
... the wild mixing cadence of a troop of grey plovers in an autumnal morning , without feeling an elevation of soul like the enthusi- asm of devotion or poetry . " Even the Greek minor poets , the swarm of them BIRDS AND POETS . 13.
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... soul as strong as a mountain - river , Pouring out praise to th ' Almighty Giver , Joy and jollity be with us both ! Hearing thee , or else some other , As merry a brother , I on earth will go plodding on , By myself , cheerfully , till ...
... soul as strong as a mountain - river , Pouring out praise to th ' Almighty Giver , Joy and jollity be with us both ! Hearing thee , or else some other , As merry a brother , I on earth will go plodding on , By myself , cheerfully , till ...
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... soul that through me ran ; And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man . Through primrose tufts , in that green bower , The periwinkle trailed its wreaths ; And ' tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it ...
... soul that through me ran ; And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man . Through primrose tufts , in that green bower , The periwinkle trailed its wreaths ; And ' tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it ...
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